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Project Management Using Microsoft Project
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Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.
This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Add your resources names to critical tasks _______ via bar styles/text.
WBS Work Breakdown Structure
Manually
Lead
Manual and Auto scheduled tasks
2. Fixed Duration - Fixed Units - or Fixed Work. Described on page 72 of Project 2010 book.
Gantt Chart Wizard (Project 2010)
Relationship Diagram (Project 2010)
Task Type
'80 hour rule'
3. Task calendar - resource calendar - base calendar.
Template (Project 2010)
Calendars to consider
Remaining Duration
Summary tasks (WBS)
4. The FILE name is what you see at the top of the screen - and is the raw name of the .mpp or .mpt FILE itself. The PROJECT NAME is set in the 'Properties' of the project. The project name will show up in reports - etc.
Task Type
Do not
File Name vs. Project name (Project 2010)
Initializing a Project (Project 2010)
5. The number of resources required to get the tasks/assignments completed.
Peak
Fixed Work
Project information dialog (Project 2010)
m (Abbreviations Project 2010)
6. The acceloration of the successor task. 'Negative lag'
Duration
WBS Work Breakdown Structure
Form (Project 2010)
Lead
7. Task ribbon -> 'task' -> recurring task. An easy way to schedule reccuring meetings.
Reccuring Tasks
Effort Driven
Show Assignment Units as (Project 2010)
Logical Relationships in PDM
8. Changing the working time in the 'details' section of the working time dialog won't change the default start time in the options -> scheduling settings. Try to keep these in sync.
9. Appears: ehr means: Elapsed hour
Dialogs (Project 2010)
Critical Tasks
Lag
eh (Abbreviations Project 2010)
10. Matches the outline number initially in Project 2010. It is common for work breakdown structure elements to be numbered sequentially to reveal the hierarchical structure. For example 1.3.2 Rear Wheel identifies this item as a Level 3 WBS element - si
WBS Code (Project 2010)
RAM
Timeline (Project 2010)
Splitting tasks (Project 2010)
11. File -> info -> Project information -> advanced properties.
12. A compact - matrix representation of a system or project. The approach can be used to model complex systems in systems engineering or systems analysis - and in project planning and project management.
Project Files (Project 2010)
File Name vs. Project name (Project 2010)
Splitting tasks (Project 2010)
DSM Design Structure Matrix
13. Vitally important. It shows how much time remains - which indicates whether or not tasks need to be re-planned.
'80 hour rule'
Start to Finish (SF)
Template (Project 2010)
Remaining Duration
14. Can be added to the ribbon - and it walks user through formatting of the gantt chart. Pretty cool.
Lag
Template (Project 2010)
Gantt Chart Wizard (Project 2010)
Bar Style (Project 2010)
15. An 'activity' - or 'task'. The bottom 'child' task - there's nothing underneath it. If there are sub-components - or 'children' tasks below a parent task - that parent task is a SUMMARY task.
Remaining Duration
'80 hour rule'
Work Package (WBS)
emo (Abbreviations Project 2010)
16. Hiding does not delete data. If you hide a column - data maintains - but to get it back - you'll need to right click - insert column.
17. Tables - charts - usage tables - and sheets.
Project information dialog (Project 2010)
em (Abbreviations Project 2010)
ed (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Views (Project 2010)
18. Two critical tasks - both same duration - vying for one resource - who wins?
Task with first ID
Material resource
Show Assignment Units as (Project 2010)
Team Planner (Project 2010)
19. Tables are made up of fields.
Table (Project 2010)
5 phases of project
Task Type
PDM
20. If '______________' isn't checked - for example - then you won't be able to set a style for critical tasks.
Critical Tasks
Start to Finish (SF)
Fixed Duration
Units
21. Project Tab -> Change Working time. Define the actual 'hours' of work - which days work happens (weekends grayed out by default) - and 'exceptions' to standard work times. Work weeks tab present too.
Task with first ID
Calendar/ Working time (Project 2010)
Template (Project 2010)
Task with minimum duration
22. ______ link Summary Tasks.
Material resource
Do not
Accessing 'Properties' (Project 2010)
m (Abbreviations Project 2010)
23. Appears: eday means: Elapsed day
Team Planner (Project 2010)
eh (Abbreviations Project 2010)
PDM
ed (Abbreviations Project 2010)
24. It is NOT an exhaustive list of work. It is instead a comprehensive classification of project scope. Contains Sub-components - work packages (child of sub-component). Further work packages can be children of other work packages. Summary tasks are the
Actual Cost
Fixed Duration
WBS Work Breakdown Structure
Relationship Diagram (Project 2010)
25. Always preserve the number of hours to perform a task. Changing work when fixed will impact duration.
Fixed Work
Reccuring Tasks
The task which has the LEAST slack is more important - Min-slack wins
Customize 'Quick Access Tool Bar'
26. efines units.
Logical Relationships in PDM
eh (Abbreviations Project 2010)
RAM
Material resource
27. Appears: hr means: hour
Lag
Relationship Diagram (Project 2010)
h (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Organizer (Project 2010)
28. U = W / D Work divided by duration.
Views (Project 2010)
WBS Code (Project 2010)
Units
Project Files (Project 2010)
29. Appears: emin means: Elapsed minute
Default view (Project 2010)
em (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Earned Value
WBS Work Breakdown Structure
30. Two tasks vying for one resource - who wins?
Relationship Diagram (Project 2010)
Working Time & 'Default' start/end time (Project 2010)
The task which has the LEAST slack is more important - Min-slack wins
Manually
31. Work divided by available resource units. Formula: D=W/U
w (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Initializing a Project (Project 2010)
Duration
Team Planner (Project 2010)
32. Appears: ewk means: Elapsed week
Terminal element
Duration
Fixed Units
ew (Abbreviations Project 2010)
33. Always preserve the number of people working on a task. Changing units when fixed will impact duration.
Fixed Units
Task with first ID
Network Diagram best practices
SNET
34. Appears: wk means: week
Timeline (Project 2010)
w (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Customize 'Quick Access Tool Bar'
Critical Tasks
35. File -> Options -> Scheduling --> Drop down for Decimal or Percentage.
Show Assignment Units as (Project 2010)
Task Type
Terminal element
Logical Relationships in PDM
36. Shows logical relationship between tasks. View tab -> 'split view' section -> details checked -> More views -> Select there.
Project Files (Project 2010)
Relationship Diagram (Project 2010)
WBS Code (Project 2010)
Material resource
37. File -> Options -> Quick Access tool bar. Examples: Tables and Vies - good stuff.
38. Finish to start - finish to finish - start to start - start to finish. All are 'at least'.
Default view (Project 2010)
Logical Relationships in PDM
Peak
Template (Project 2010)
39. Two CRITICAL tasks vying for one resource - who wins?
Template (Project 2010)
Work Package (WBS)
Reccuring Tasks
Task with minimum duration
40. Start date - Current date - finish date - status date - schedule from - calendar - & priority (with project pro). Enterprise custom fields here too - if you're hooked into enterprise.
Fixed Units
Project information dialog (Project 2010)
5 phases of project
Finish to Start
41. Always preserve the duration of a task. Changing duration when fixed will impact work.
Fixed Duration
Finish to Start
GO TO (Project 2010)
Views (Project 2010)
42. To switch between ____________: (Project 2010) - Use the bottom-left icon. Use the ribbon. Task mode column in entry table. File -> options -> schedule.
Splitting tasks (Project 2010)
Project Files (Project 2010)
Manual and Auto scheduled tasks
GO TO (Project 2010)
43. Time delay. Sometimes - it's preferred to have lag shown as a task. You can assign costs to it - that way. Style sheets will indicate this.
Start to Start
d (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Lag
Bar Style (Project 2010)
44. .mpp file extension. The actual project file.
Relationship Diagram (Project 2010)
d (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Table (Project 2010)
Project Files (Project 2010)
45. Single Start - Single Finish. No 'danglers'. Everything must be connected. No loops.
Timeline (Project 2010)
Network Diagram best practices
Show Assignment Units as (Project 2010)
Task with first ID
46. Contains information relative to tasks.
Start to Start
ew (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Box Styles (Project 2010)
Form (Project 2010)
47. Their purpose is to ORGANIZE. Summary tasks have work packages or other summary tasks which comprise the parent summary task. Summary tasks are NOT scheduled. The children tasks are what need to be scheduled.
Fixed Units
Summary tasks (WBS)
Critical Tasks
Template (Project 2010)
48. W = D + U Duration plus available resource units
Manually
Work
m (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Remaining Duration
49. Appears: day means: day
h (Abbreviations Project 2010)
Relationship Diagram (Project 2010)
Default view (Project 2010)
d (Abbreviations Project 2010)
50. Function key 5. You can go directly to ID - or 'date'.
GO TO (Project 2010)
Splitting tasks (Project 2010)
Drawing on Gantt (Project 2010)
Fixed Duration